NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told the The Associated Press. T...

DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them come...

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my close friends has recently started gaining a lot of attention on social media, especially on TikTok. She’s gotten popular almost overnight, and ever since then, things have c...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a 15% rate, lower than President Donald Trump ...

LONDON (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu was accused by European Union watchdogs on Monday of failing to prevent the sale of illegal products on its platform. The preliminary findings follow an inve...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong conglomerate that had agreed to sell its two ports at the Panama Canal said Monday it may seek a Chinese investor to join a consortium of buyers, a move that could please ...

Come September, when the last of the summer crowds have returned to work and school, the Canadian Rockies begin their quiet transformation. The larch trees turn a brilliant gold, the air grows crisp, ...

As Puerto Rico’s tourism economy hits new highs, a quiet movement is reshaping how and where visitors experience the island. From bee farms in the mountains to dragon fruit fields in the southwest, a ...

• Donald Payne, 37, of Charleroi was charged with flight to avoid apprehension, evading arrest and disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. • Robert Paul Yog...

Trains played a huge role in Pennsylvania’s development, and local museums and volunteer groups statewide help to preserve that history. By ASHA PRIHAR Spotlight PA Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state...

DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet — he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, “Emily,” who is ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. Th...

• Bingo, Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, 316 Railroad St., doors open at 5 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. • Pizza/pizza burger sale, Belle Vernon Moose, 1026 Broad Ave., North Belle Vernon, 4 to 7 p...

Meetings in local government next week Here’s a look at the upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that below the l...

Monessen High School was evacuated after contractors accidentally struck a gas line Thursday morning, according to county emergency officials. Westmoreland County 911 received a call around 10:20 a.m....

• Jerome Vining, 22, of McKeesport was charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an alleged incident Thursday, court records state. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Jud...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky from the start due to her husband’s “God” complex. He’s a spoiled brat and a compulsiv...

DEAR HARRIETTE: My 17-year-old daughter recently got into a car accident. Thankfully, she wasn’t seriously hurt, but the car was totaled. After talking to her about what happened, it became clear that...

By JOSEPH WILSON, DEREK GATOPOULOS and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer. In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet re...

By Talker Research New Jerseyans are America’s biggest “ice cream connoisseurs,” according to a recent survey. The survey of 5,000 Americans, evenly split by state, revealed respondents in New Jersey ...